Comments on: Discussion About Bus/Ferry Service To Continue

By: Doggie

Doggie — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:04:12 +0000

Where is the rest of bus operators home doing thing the prison have it and they still are working

By: Do your job!

Do your job! — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:45:11 +0000

Do your job and get paid! Simple. Sit on the wall or at home and watch paint dry get no pay! Simple. Now choose or STFU!

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:32:18 +0000

I’m sorry, are you saying that our bankrupt government should pay people who refuse to work because of a power struggle between certain members of the BIU and certain members of the PLP?

By: Maddog

Maddog — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 23:51:12 +0000

So tired of all this….Go to work …everyone else is ….isn’t transportation essential service? Like banks? All their frontline staff are in the trenches working….No work no pay that’s how life works …I wonder if you all are staying home all weekend …can’t gave it both ways you know…oh wait if you are BIU you can…the privileged entitled …i do what I want

By: Question

Question — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:28:02 +0000

No one is suggesting “withholding pay”. They can get paid. All they have to do is a day’s work, like the rest of us have to. That’s how it works.

By: iyiyi

iyiyi — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 17:44:29 +0000

We need a reliable public transportation system in place and it has been pretty obvious for many years that BIU is a constant wrench in the works and have been spoiled over the years by having illegal and wildcat stoppages and strikes but still getting paid . Time to put a stop to this nonsense .

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 14:10:14 +0000

Government needs to grow some pecans. Lay it out. BE AT WORK OCTOBER 1ST OR DON’T COME BACK.

You are fired.

The public has gotten used to no buses. They are not coming back, if at all, until a reliable alternative service is established.

Privatise it. Whatever is created will have to be government subsidized however it will be much cheaper to the taxpayers & much more reliable than what is now.

By: Diddley-bop

Diddley-bop — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:51:21 +0000

As not a member of busses or ferries but a rider of the busses, be careful what hate you wish on fellow Bermudians, the bread you send out on the water is what returns back to you. You withhold pay from hundreds of workers for this amount of time, you are shooting yourselves in the foot. They cannot contribute to the economy or Buy Bermuda without paychecks. Less revenue for Gov’t and services.
Both parties need to work this out soon. Bermudians tend to be hating on fellow Bermudians to much these days and need to go for therapy. VERY SHAMEFUL!!!

By: Observer

Observer — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 23:05:27 +0000

Caveat – I have been a union member all my life in every job I ever had.

Here we go again. The Union calls out their members on strike thus withholding their labour but demanding to be paid for it.

Let’s hope that Government would finally show some backbone and stick to the decision not to pay.

By: acres

acres — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 21:13:56 +0000

The BIU has downed tools and stopped for “meetings” to many times over the last 15 years! Their assembly at the BIU and the march was discouraged by Health officials and was statistically and likely a contributing factor to the increase of Covid amongst the membership. Now that nobody is sympathetic or supportive of the BIU and the staff who want to once again get paid for NOT working….they want to talk. Most of us that relied on you (when we needed you the most) have learnt to do without. No sympathy here.

By: puzzled

puzzled — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 20:28:37 +0000

Where are these bus drivers and 3 dispatchers and garage staff et al.

Shopping, sunning , chilling.

This is for the kisskadees……………………………….

AND GETTING PAID full salary.

By: Enough

Enough — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 17:49:40 +0000

please do not back down from no work no pay !! I give up on this Island if you do ! There is just a constant waste of money from we the taxpayers .

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 14:17:01 +0000

““Upon completion and our satisfaction of the above request, only then can a discussion of resuming services be had with the membership,” the BIU added.”

And there we have it. The PLP Government must perform to the satisfaction of the BIU before the BIU will even discuss resumption of services.

By: Dunn juice

Dunn juice — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 13:12:50 +0000

YOUR FIRED